[Magdalen] Fasting from FaceBook

[Grace Cangialosi]

Yeah, I remember about Sundays (Just wish I'd known about them years ago!), but I've already decided that it will work better for me not to break this up. Thanks, though!

> On Feb 11, 2016, at 8:37 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> If it's too hard, remember Sundays!
> 
> At the women's retreat the other day we were given the rules of fasting for
> this diocese (who knew they were so local?)
> Everyone between 14 and 59 must fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
> Fasting is one full meal and two snacks.
> No meat may be eaten (but broth made from meat is OK).
> 
> Even the unchurched gf-brought-up-Baptist said "That's not fasting!"
> 
> I was probably the youngest retreatant, or one of the youngest, and there
> was much eyerolling and many predictable comments about The Old Days.
> 
> BTW this retreat was preceded by the daily 9:00 weekday mass. Because I was
> once a sacristan, I learned to estimate a congregation by fifties (since a
> pack of communion wafers contains fifty), and there were between 200 and
> 250 attendees at that mass. On Tuesday. Seventy or so at the retreat.
> -M
> 
> On Wednesday, February 10, 2016, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Well, after much hesitation and prayer and back-and-forthing, I've decided
>> I need to give up FB for Lent
>>